Improvement in jewelers  show-cases



M. MARTIN 81.14. A. STUDEB. Jewelers-Show-Gases; No 142,575, PatentedSeptember9, l873.

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MORRIS MARTIN AND JOHN A. STUDER, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN JWELERS SHOW-CASES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 142,575, dated September 9, 1873 g application filed July 3, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MoERIs MARTIN and JOHN A. STUDEE, of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in J ewelers Case; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of our improved jewelers case, and Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in each.

Our invention consists in the construction of a case for holding and exhibiting rings, in which one of the slats which forms the slots in which the rings are inserted is made elastic, for the purpose of accommodating rings of different widths, and in which the rings are secured in their places by a springcatch, so that they cannot be withdrawn without being` released from the catch.'

The purloining of rings from jewelers cases, in which heretofore they have been placed for exhibition without being secured, has always been the cause of serious. loss to jewelers. The ease with which these articles can be stolen, and the difficulty of detecting the offender has made it very desirable to have a y convenient and easy means of securing them in the casein which they are exhibited. This is the object of our invention.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention, We will describe it more fully.

We make a case, a, of the form of those heretofore in use, which is provided with the slats or bars b and c, by which the ring-slots d are formed. These slots we make altervnately rigid and elastic. The slats b are rmly fastened in place, while the slats c are secured in slides at the ends of the box a, and are made elastic by means of a spring, n, extending between them and the next adjacent rigid slat b. The springs n are held in place by a pin extending out from the elastic slot. The slots d, which are formed by means of the Aslats b and c, are divided by means of erossbars ein several series or rows of pockets, s, to accommodate the rings. In the bottom of the case a, directly under the pockets s, are a series of slides, g, which extend across the case, and directly under each pockets are provided with a hook, c'. At one end of each slide 'g l secure a button, f, which projects through the side of the case a. This button is fastened at h, and is attached to a spir'al spring, tf, which extends back and presses against the rst rigid slat b. This spring holds the slide against the side a of the case a, causing the button to project, as shown at f, and the hooks r on the slide g to extend directly across the lower end ot' the ringpockets s. Then, if the button j' is pressed back, the hook r will be caused to recede beyond the rin g-poeket s.

l It' it is desired to insert a ring in one of the pockets s the button f is pressed back until the ring is inserted, and then the button is released, allowing the hook to spring forward and engage the ring, as shown in Fig. 2. The ring is then secure, and cannot bewithdraw'n unless the slide g is pressed back/ in the man` ner described. The point of the hook r extends forward to the rigid slat b, so that the ring cannot be withdrawn by pressing the slat b back from its position, so as to draw the ring around the point of the hook r, as would be t-he case if the elastic slat c was in front ofthe hook.

Rings of varying sizes maybe placed in the same slot, since the elasticity of the slat c causes it to press forward and hold the ring tightly, whether it be wide or narrow in the bend.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A ring-case, a, the ring-slots of which are formed by a rigid and an elastic slat, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The arrangement, under each cross-series of rin g-pockets, of a slide, g, "provided with hooks c", and a spring, i', which causes it to spring forward so that the hooks shall engage and secure the rings in theirl pocket-s, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we, the -said MORRIS MARTIN and JOHN A. STUDER, have hereunto set our hands.

. MORRIS MARTIN.

JOHN A. STUDER.

Witnesses:

T. B. KEER, JAMES I. KAY. 4 

